Georgina Island Health Services

General Programs

• Regular clinics for blood pressure and blood sugar clinics
• Weight Watchers
• Diabetic screening for students
• Take Action Now (Diabetes Program)
• Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Program
  

We also offer:

Medical Clinic with Dr. Maser (visits once a month from Women’s College Hospital)
Dr. Larry Barcza visits once a month, from Bradford, Ontario. 
Dr. Ed Moloy, Chiropodist, visits every six weeks for orthodics and footcare.
Reflexology and massage therapy held at the Health Centre, phone Charity for dates and times!

Annual Health Fair is held in the community July 5th!

Complete Programs and  Services

DIABETES
Diabetic support group
Diabetic screening for students

NUTRITION
Take Action Now Program (family nutrition classes)
Community garden
Community kitchen
Weight Watchers

FAMILY SUPPORT
Healthy Babies, Healthy Children
Parenting workshops
After care program
Sex education
Alcohol/frug swareness
Psychology and counselling

WOMEN’S HEALTH ISSUES
Breast feeding support
Screening clinic/pap tests

SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Breakfast program
Regular head checks at the school
Healthy relationships
Hearing/vision testing

PREVENTION
Sun safety
Suicide prevention
Immunization clinics
Blood pressure clinics
Blood sugar clinics
STD’s HIV/AIDS
Tobacco strategy

For information on any of these programs, please contact the Georgina Island Health Building at
(705)437-4242.

Staff
Sandra Big Canoe, Community Health Representative
Lorna Fitzpatrick, Registered Nurse, Community Health Nurse
Mary Searle, N.N.A.D.A.P. Worker
Mavis Trivett, Family Referral Worker
Charity Trumble, Health Clerk
Paul Big Canoe, Medical Transportation Driver
Dianne Trumble, Caretaker
Carolynn Warton, Health Babies

Address: Box N-13, R.R.#2, Sutton West, ON  L0E 1R0
Phone: 705-437-4242
Fax: 705-437-2071
E-mail: gihc@ils.net